The Book

Practical Plastic Surgery for Nonsurgeons was written to bring plastic surgical expertise to areas with little access to plastic surgeons.  Please feel free to download/print as much of the book as you desire.  And please, tell others about this site!

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Chapter 1 - Suturing: The Basics

Chapter 2 - Basic Surgical Techniques

Chapter 3 - Local Anesthesia

Chapter 4 - Protecting Yourself from Infectious Diseases

Chapter 5 - Evaluation of the Acutely Injured Patient

Chapter 6 - Evaluation of an Acute Wound

Chapter 7 - Gunshot Wounds

Chapter 8 - Nutrition

Chapter 9 - Taking Care of Wounds

Chapter 10 - Secondary Wound Closure

Chapter 11 - Primary Wound Closure

Chapter 12 - Skin Grafts

Chapter 13 - Local Flaps

Chapter 14 - Distant Flaps

Chapter 15 - Scar Formation

Chapter 16 - Facial Lacerations

Chapter 17 - Pressure Sores

Chapter 18 - Chronic Wounds

Chapter 19 - Soft Tissue Infections

Chapter 20 - Burns

Chapter 21 - Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula

Chapter 22 - Skin Cancer

Chapter 23 - Cleft Lip/Palate

Chapter 24 - Breast Surgery

Chapter 25 - Facial Fractures

Chapter 26 - The Normal Hand Exam

Chapter 27 - Evaluating the Injured Hand

Chapter 28 - Hand Splinting and General Aftercare

Chapter 29 - Fingertip and Nail Bed Injuries

Chapter 30 - Finger Fractures and Dislocations

Chapter 31 - Traumatic Hand and Finger Amputations

Chapter 32 - Tendon Injuries of the Hand

Chapter 33 - Nerve and Vascular Injuries of the Hand

Chapter 34 - Hand Burns

Chapter 35 - Hand Crush Injury and Compartment Syndrome

Chapter 36 - Hand Infections: General Information

Chapter 37 - Specific Types of Hand Infections

Chapter 38 - Chronic Hand Conditions

Chapter 39 - Exploration of an Injured Hand or Forearm

Index

 

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